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COMMODORE R. F. STOCKTON.
United States Navy

DECK AND PORT;
OR,
INCIDENTS OF A CRUISE
IN THE
UNITED STATES FRIGATE CONGRESS
TO
CALIFORNIA.
WITH SKETCHES OF RIO JANEIRO, VALPARAISO, LIMA, HONOLULU, AND SAN FRANCISCO.

REV. WALTER COLTON, U. S. N.,

AUTHOR OF “SHIP AND SHORE,” ETC.

NEW YORK:

PUBLISHED BY A. S. BARNES & CO.,

DECK AND PORT;OR,INCIDENTS OF A CRUISEIN THEUNITED STATES FRIGATE CONGRESSTOCALIFORNIA.WITH SKETCHES OF RIO JANEIRO, VALPARAISO, LIMA, HONOLULU, AND SAN FRANCISCO.